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TDS Telecommunications

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TDS Telecommunications reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(479 total reviews)

Ken Dixon

56% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

TDS Telecommunications has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 479 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TDS Telecommunications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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479 reviews
1.0
May 6, 2024

Going downhill fast

Recommend
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Pros

Good co-workers and leads, that's about it

Cons

Most of the apply to Field Services. I haven't seen an Associate Manager in the field for nearly a year and the only time you hear from them is if something is wrong. We do see them once a month or so for meetings when they deign to associate with us peasants. It wasn't always this way but for the most part the Associate Managers who would interact with their techs have either been pushed out or moved on to different role. Now it's nearly impossible to even reach one on the phone. The most recent pay raises were across the board awful and nowhere near even a basic cost of living adjustment Some Techs are even stating that the company hasn't been paying the match on their 401k Promotions have become harder due to requirements for ride alongs with other departments that never seem to get scheduled. Refresher training is rare and hands on is pretty much unheard of. Techs are using broken or deficient equipment and being denied on replacements. The customers are frequently given unrealistic or misleading explanations. Techs are frequently moved into roles they have no desire be in. Essentially TDS got greedy with the opportunity to expand into some new markets, over spent and it's the employees that suffer for it. Hopefully things will improve but at present they're going downhill at a speed that would make an Olympic skier envious.

2.0
Feb 7, 2024

Tone deaf execs, outdated tools

Recommend
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Pros

Some of the best coworkers you'll ever meet.

Cons

TDS wanted to grow as fast as they could without taking employee concerns seriously about old tools and systems that execs are now learning can't keep up with growth. They have spent the last year talking about cutting costs, going through layoffs, canceling anything that isn't absolutely necessary (including promotions and raises) and yet had the audacity to send sales award winners on an all expenses paid trip to Mexico. They used to be a company who cared about the customer experience and associate happiness, but those things are no longer on the radar at all.

2.0
Apr 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers were great, benefits, I'm finding out that pay is merely OK.

Cons

Managers are terrible....you are ignored for promotions if you dare to apply to other INTERNAL jobs. They are allowed to completely change your job duties, and your hours for that matter, and are VERY vindictive. The incompetents love to make sweeping changes to something that wasn't broke in the first place. The claim to promote from within is a joke....contractors hired all the time. Doing more with less has become the mantra since the new president took over. The old president was great, this guy is NOT.

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TDS Telecommunications Response
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Thank you for feedback on your experience at TDS Telecom. As an organization, we pride ourselves on our reputation of integrity and conducting business in accordance with the highest ethical standards. We strongly encourage employees to speak up to their leader or a member of the Human Resources team if they observe behaviors that are inconsistent with these core values.
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